Pivot cotton-tse



(No Model.)

J. W. BROWN.

PIVOT COTTON TIE.

Patented 001;. 1'7, 1882..

. WITNESSES: 3 e INVENTOR- WSW N W ZwMM 5? W ATTORNEYS.

NITE States nrnNr rrrcnt JOHN W. BROWN, OF UTIOA, MISSISSIPPI.

PIVOT COTTON-Tl E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 266,085, dated October17, 1882.

Application filed August 26, 1882.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, JOHN W. BROWN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Utica, in the county of Hinds and State ofMississippi, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Pivot Cotton-Ties; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will en able others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in bale-ties, and is moreespecially designed for baling cotton.

It consists in providing a buckle or tie-fastene'r made in two parts,attached to opposite ends of the bale-tie, and designed to be pivoted orhooked together, so that the tie will inclose or surround the bale;also, in a pivot and lever arrangement,whereby the two outer ends ofthebuckle or fastener to which the ends of the tie are attached may bebrought together and locked, thereby compressing and reducing the sizeof the halo, and securely inclosing it with a band that is-easilydetached and removed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of my invention, showing thetwo parts composing the buckle or fastener with a section of the bandattached to the end of each. 'Fig. 2 is a side elevation in section,showing the parts hooked or pivoted together as they appear when theband is placed around the bale; also, showing the lever attachment bymeans of which the ends of the tie are brought together and the balecompressed. Fig. 3 is a plan view, showing the buckle or fastener as itappears when the bale has been compressed, and the ends of the band ortie are brought together and secured.

A represents a clevis or U-shaped frame having parallel sides a a, and aclosed end consisting of the cross-piece b, to which the band Oisattached. The ends of the sidepieces, a a, forming the open end of theclevis, are turned up, forming hooks or Open bearings c c.

B represents an oblong frame or plate of suitable width to fit into theclevis A, having an opening and cross-piece, I), at one end, to

(No model.)

which one end of the band C is attached, and its opposite end is madenarrow to correspond with the width of the band, and its point isprovided with a vertical lug or projection, e, as shown in Fig.2. 0n thesides of this frame or plate are horizontal trunnions d d, designed tofit into the fulcrum-bearings c c of clevis A when the two parts areconnected, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. These trunnions are placed nearestthe point.

D represents a movable ring or slide surrounding the band, the object ofwhich will be presently explained.

E is a short lever, designed to be fitted to the end of plate B whichprojects beyond the trunnions, thereby forming an extension for thepurpose of operating my device when a bale is to be compressed.

The operation of my invention is as follows: The band 0 is securelyattached at opposite ends to the cross-pieces b b of the parts A and B,and forms with them a continuous band of the proper length to tightlyencircle a bale compressed in the ordinary manner. The pieces A and Bare then brought together and hooked by placing the trunnions 61 withinthe hooks or bearings c, as shown at F, Fig. 2. The lever E is thenfitted over the end of plate B, and forms with it a continuous lever, ofwhich the trunnions d are the fulcrum and the point I) the weight. Theoperator then seizes the lever and forces it forward, causing the pointof the plate B to describe the circle indicated by the dotted linesuntil it reaches the point a". Meantime its opposite end, to which isattached band 0, is carried around to the point Y, as also indicated bythe dotted lines, thus bringing together the two ends of the band C,that were before several inches apart, and compressing the bale andreducing its size in a corresponding degree. The lever E is thenremoved, and the slide D is slipped forward over the band and lug e, andserves to confine the plate B in place and to securely lock thecompressor in position. The pressure is readily released and the bandremoved by reversing this operation.

It is obvious that the degree of pressure desired can be regulated bythe length of the parts A B. Thus by making the distance between thefulcrum and the end of the band five inches, then by bringing the pointstogether, the length is shortened ten inches and the size of the balecorrespondingly diminished.

My device is constructed preferably of iron; but any other suitablemetal or substance may be used; and I also prefer in connection with ita metallic hoop or band to surround and compress the bale. Among theadvantages possessed by this device over the ordinary bale-tie is thatit can be readily adjusted or removed Without placing the bale in thepress, and may be used for the purpose of compressing the bale when anordinary tie breaks in handling and another is to be adjusted.

Havingthus described inyinventionnvhat 1 claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s-- A hale-tie consisting of the band 0, provided witha movable slide, D, the U-shaped frame A, having books or open bearingsat its open end, the oblong frame B, having an opening at one end andits opposite end adapted to receive a lever projection, and having sidetrunnions, d d, at a short distance from its lever end, adapted to fitin the hooks or bearings o c of the frame A and form a fulcrnni, and theprojecting lug 0 upon the lever end of the plate B, all combined andoperating substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony WhereofI aiiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHh V. BROWN.

Witnesses:

THoMAs M. GRIFFIN, DANIEL T. Yarns.

